been neglecting geoff a little bit. audience: awe! craig: wait, he's an appliance. do you have actually emotions? geoff: it's fine, craig. my new friend larry king and i are going to hang out after the show. craig: you can outcool me by being friends with larry king as opposed to my being friends with richie sambora? geoff: you bet your ass i did. craig: that's a hell of a thing to say. geoff: can't wait for that concert, sambora -- king 201. >> i'm totally into it. craig: i don't know, i think people would enjoy that. it would be part of an entire, like a whole-day event. you can call it crock it cnn. what do you think? geoff: yeah, man, that's great.

craig: cnn fired larry and then larry joins sambora and his super group. geoff: sambora-king, cnn tour 2013! ♪ ♪

busy signals and dropped calls. a too familiar annoyance. >> one congressman is taking aim at verizon wireless. our ken molestina is live with concerns that have caught the attentions of federal investigators. ken. >> congressman gerry connolly

of virginia spoke candidly today about what he described as a sub-par 911 call routing system run by verizon. now he is the one making the call to the fcc and he wants some change. >> i guess i would give it a d. >> reporter: virginia congressman gerry connolly is slamming verizon wireless. the company is contracted to route 911 calls throughout most of the washington area. according to him they have fallen short. >> the whole purpose of having 911 is when you need it, it works. >> reporter: he cites recent weather events that have knocked out the system as examples of where they've failed. during the 2010-11 winter several storms like snowmageddon interrupted service. more recently this summers deer re summers derecho did the same

thing. now he and others are behind a push to verizon to improve their service or face scrutiny. >> if verizon can't be counted on to do that voluntarily then we need the fcc to step in and promulgate new regulations and to make sure they're enforced. >> reporter: verizon fired back. they said they've learned to improve themselves. a spokesman wrote, verizon's network performed well during and after sandy as backup power seamlessly kicked in including arlington. but that most recent performance stle assurance for an uneasy congressman who believes lives are in jeopardy. >> this is all about protecting the public. >> the s.e.c. has been looking into verizon's performance. a spokesman said what happened to 911 service was unacceptable. we will soon release the findings of our inquiry into what occurred along with the next steps.

we will keep a close eye on this and let you know what happens. tweet me at ken at wusa9.com. president obama and speaker john boehner talk on the phone tonight for the first time in a week but they ended their conversation with no break in the deadlock over how to avoid the rapidly approaching fiscal cliff. the president's secretary said the administration is absolutely 3r-7d to go over the cliff if republicans don't agree to tax rate increases. speaker boehner says it is now up to the president to spell out a plan that will pass. the president told business leaders that ending fights over extending the country's debt ceiling have to be a part of this deal. now part of our deal here at 9news is having gary nurenberg follow these fiscal cliff developments. he is here with tonight's wrap- up. >> reporter: an knit tax you are right, the president and the speaker got on the phone but as if to signal the lack of progress the house got out of town. the republican controlled house left town wednesday saying it has nothing to do.

>> we need a response from the white house. we can't sit here and negotiate with ourselves. >> reporter: the president's treasury secretary said there's no room for negotiation on its demand for tax rate hikes for top income earners. >> is the administration prepared to go over the fiscal cliff? >> absolutely. there's no prospect for an agreement that doesn't involve those rates going up on the top 2% of the wealthiest members. >> reporter: republicans insist they can get the revenue without increasing tax rates. >> the revenues we're putting on the table are going to come from, guess who, the rich. >> reporter: but the president says that won't work. >> it is not possible for us to raise the amount of revenue that's required for a balanced package if all you are relying on is closing deductions and loopholes. >> reporter: if there's no deal cbs reports families making 20 to 40,000 next year will have taxes go up $100.

40 to 64,000, taxes up 64,000. 64 to 10,000, taxes up 3500 a year. that's the category into which the sean and jody watson family of woodbridge fall. a family already cutting back. >> i think it just will put any future plans that we might have on hold, let's say fixed income electrical. >> they have no idea how their choith and fighting affect the rest of us. >> reporter: no deal, and they affect the rest of us, as vice president chain knee used to say, big-time, in just 27 days. >> we just checked and there still has been no arrest in the murder of 14-year-old reyes, the teenager shot this morning. reyes was walking with two other folks when somebody drove by and started shooting. police say two of those people

are document gang members and they believe the shooting is gang related. the car used in the shooting has been recovered. no suspects. a gun was found inside a student's locker in fairfax today. a letter about it was sent home to parents. it stated the suspects involved have been questioned and discipline near action will be taken. fresh testimony at the pretrial hearing for bradley manning, the private charged with giving u.s. government secrets to wikileaks. at issue whether the nine months manning spent in the brig amounted to illegal punishment, and if it did, should the case be dismissed because of it? today the top administrator says brig officials used improper procedures to recommend that manning be held in maximum custody. tonight we've got an update on the tragic death of a new york city man whose final moments were captured in that picture. tonight a 30-year-old homeless man faces second-degree charges

of murder. davis is accused of shoving that victim following a confrontation. davis has a long record in new york and pennsylvania. police say the victim tried to climb a few feet to safety but got trapped between the train and the platform's edge. what was planned as a birthday party for jazz great dave brubeck is now becoming a memorial tribute. brubeck died today in connecticut one day shy of his 92nd birthday. gotta know that one. take five from the 1959 album time-out. it was the first jazz album to sell a million copies. grammy winner dave brubeck been at the age of 91. a memorial service was held today for kansas city chiefs linebacker jovan belcher. belcher shot his girlfriend saturday morning. the couple add three-month-old daughter together. then he drove to arrowhead stadium where he shot and

killed himself. we've posted the 911 calls that belcher's mom made begging belcher to stay alive. today a fairfax county judge made it clear just because you post an announcement review doesn't mean you can say anything you want. as bruce leshan tells us a woman may have to pay hundreds of thousands in damages for the nasty review she posted on-line about a local contractor. >> to finally be winning on principles and knowing that good people do prevail, it's very, very happy. >> reporter: contractor christopher dietz crowing after winning a preliminary injunction against a former customer would wrote a series of scaight on-line reviews. >> what she put up there were pure lies and stated as fact, and so that damage can never be undone but we can certainly stop any future damage. >> reporter: jane perez said

she never imagined her reviews on yelp and angie's lis would it land her in court facing potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for defamation. she had hired dietz to install a toilet, refinish floors and fix some light swipes. but when things went south she wrote that dietz had damaged her home and hinted that he had stolen her jewelry. the judge ordered her to take down any allegations of thievery and to stop claiming she had won another lawsuit against dates on the merits. her lawyer says there is a warning here for all of us. >> be very careful have. it appears, at least in virginia, you have to watch very carefully what you say and what you opine. >> reporter: but the judge did not order perez to change a bunch of other nasty things in her review. >> that he charged for work that had not been done, and that the workmanship was very

poor. >> i stand by the work that i did. >> reporter: experts say lawsuits like this are still rare but on-line reputations now so important we may well see more. in fairfax, bruce leshan, 9news now. snow as we know, those on-line reputations, when they are threatened, we now realize that doctor, lawyers, contractors, rest contractors, and restauranteurs may decide to take to you court. at the stroke of midnight it becomes legal to smoke marijuana in some states. sometimes people are so dumb, you just to have shake your head. and you're not going believe the phone call this guy made, but you will believe that it landed him in the slammer. anita. new recommendations on the drug tamoxifen. it can make a big difference in the lives of breast cancer

patients. information for all women. topper. >> we lost about 10 degrees today. 63 was the official high. very cold tonight. you might be surprised how cold. here's your wake-up weather. 29 to 38 by 5:00. 2 to 36 by 7:00. then lots of sunshine, only in the 30s by 9:00. we'll come back. we will talk about the rest of the week. we have some new information about the we can questioned and the forecast for the ravens- redskins game. speaking of the weekend, it is a big football weekend here on wusa 9. you can watch the army-navy game saturday at 3:00 followed by "game on" at 7:00. on sunday the redskins ravens showdown 1:00 p.m. stay tuned for a complete game wrap-up and analysis. "game on" live from fedexfield. here's tonight's fact from face the fact usa.ormingt there's no law to keep americans who qualify from receiving both unemployment compensation and disability insurance. 117,000 people double dipped in

2010, and that cost the government $85 million in overlapping claims. with disability insurance benefits ton rise and the explosion in unemployment claims that came with the recession, there is an increased pressure for officials to reexamine those getting

a new study out of the u.k. could change the way women everywhere are treated for breast cancer. british researchers have found

taking the drug tamoxifen for a longer period of time could have big benefits. researchers suggest women taking tamoxifen for 10 years which is twice the current reel addition. they say patients what do are less likely to die from the disease and less likely to have the cancer come back. >> the benefits are particularly in the second tenure. that's very helpful for that group of women who have really been worrying until now. >> there are about 230,000 new cases of breast cancer each year. tamoxifen affects estrogen keeping breast cancer at bay butt carries side effects. doctors say the risk is low. a gross alert on this one. a connecticut couple has a baby together and tonight they are in jail because it turns out they're father and daughter. george and tiffany are charged with third-degree sexual saw. police discovered tin crest when they got a complaint that the family was distributing

home made porn. she says she didn't know sayers was her dad. she said when she was born her mom was sleeping with two guys and she just assumed the other guy was her father. this guy is just not so smart. he called the police in maine to complain that the prostitute that he hired didn't give him his money's worth. she apparently had cut heron day view short by ten minutes. in the end they both got arrested. talk about beginner's luck, a kentucky man won a million dollar, the first time he ever played powerball. lily a election parker picked up his check. parker said he didn't come forward because he had to take the l-sat last week. he plans to put the money towards law school. the person who won in arizona

still has not come forward. if there's one that issue may bring people together it may be the universal dislike of speed cameras. even if you knit they serve the public g. derek says in d.c. it's really all about the benjamins. >> the d.c. city council admire thon 12-hour session last night in a story few seemed to notice the one that caught my eye. the council voted to cut the speed camera fines. this time from $100 gown to $75 for your basic violation. all of this over the vehement opposition from mayor vince gray. he said watt cost the city tens of millions of dollars. public safety rule, i'm told that never come up. just that the council better not cut those fines unless they have a way to make up that cash. isn't that what we suspected all along? sure, the mayor says he wants everybody to slow down but the evidence suggests he loves the pun knee that comes in. heck, the city is practically addict to it. it's like a tax on fast

drivers. when you think about it, how bizarre is it to think about hoping that that tax brings in as much money as possible. i don't like speed cameras looking over my shoulder as much as anyone, but on balance we have to say they are ripe for abuse. at least someone up there is trying to keep in in check. >> i just don't like them. i'll admit it. not that i've ever been caught. no. >> 63 today so we kind of step down slowly. >> from the 70s. >> it could be worse in december. it could go from 70s to 30s. we're dog step down tomorrow. feel more like late december. let's start with a live look outside. it is our michael & son live weather cam. temperatures downtown in the low 40s but there are plane tees of 30s. dew points down to the mid-20s. kind of a cold night. winds have calmed down somewhat out of the north at 16. pressure is still rising at 30.31 inches of mercury. the winds will subside after

midnight. that will enable to temperature to fall even farther. anita, need a coat at that time bus stop. need your sunglasses tomorrow, bright but brisk as we like to say. it is going to be cold against thursday night. still, below freezing in the burb snchtz milder on friday with that milder air will come the threat of showers. and the good news is over the weekend i think that threat has diminished. we'll get to the seven-day in a second. overnight clear skies, a one to two blank night. winds will eventually become northwest at 10. they will calm down. by morning, a coat required. mostly sunny and cold, 20s and 30s. winds out of the north at 10. thankfully it is not going to be windy or breezy but it will be plenty chilly. mostly sunny, a little below average. average high still around 50. winds east-southeasterly at 10. we are looking at temperatures more like late december. 45 in gaithersburg, 46

downtown, 46 in college park, 46 also in bowie. mid-40s in reston. sterling 44. 44 leesburg. 47, 48 brandywine and also waldorf. zone forecast. only 32 in oakland tomorrow but 40 in cumberland, low 40s for hagerstown, martinsburg, winchester. warrenton, h 4. 45 or maybe 46 as we get into fairfax. 46 downtown. 47 in andrews, 45 at gaithersburg. 48 annapolis. the next few days, our 9 weather alerts are green, g. chilly tomorrow. clouds on friday, maybe a showers, 52. milder on saturday. i took that cloud down a little so more sunshine. 63 for a high. next seven days looks like this. i raised the temperatures over the weekend. low to mid-60s on saturday. slight chance of a shower. slight chance of a shower on

sunday but temperatures back in the mid six. that's pretty g. rain and showers on monday. colder next week. so the game is right here on channel 9 and it is going to be a big game. right now we're looking at mid- 60s. >> thanks, top. what's going on now? >> nice and warm inside watching the game. some people are out there, though. big game this weekend on wusa 9. it's happened just four times before these two meeting, but this time there's a lot more at stake. both teams have their eyes on the playoff. plus, army-navy

the baltimore ravens will clinch a playoff spot with a win. the redskins clawing their way to the postseason and a victory gives them a boost. this weekend's game is going to

be a true test for both defenses. the redskins ranked fourth in defending the run but will still need to shut down ray rice. on the other hand the ravens once tough defense has struggled all season. they got beat last week by a third string quarterback and now have to figure out how to stop a rookie of the year candidate. >> ray rice is a very dynamic player who is low to the ground, hard to tackle, strong, as good a receiver as he is a retainer. >> we're going to have our hands full with robert griffin and those athletes, with santana moss and gar sornings hankerson, and that running game. once again they got a good coach in coach shanahan. >> you can see the showdown sunday at 1:00 on wusa 9. stay with us following the game for a special post-game edition of "game on." dexter manley and darrell green will be here. also this weekend the annual

army navy game is saturday at 3:00 on saturday. it's their 133rd meeting. the rivalry is just as intense as ever. navy has won the last 10 meetings but this year there's more at stake. both teams swept air force which means the commander in chief trophy is up for grabs. and that's what the midshipmen are playing for. >> that's our number one goal to win the commander in chief trophy. it's at stake against our rival so it is going to be an intense game. >> we want to beat them worse than anything on saturday and we feel the same way but once we graduate we're brothers in arms. that's ultimately what matters. to the hardwood now. packed house. look at this. no, not really. maryland hosting maryland, eastern shore. this one was a breeze. the terps picked up their 7th straight victory scoring 100 points for the first time since

february of 2011. and kobe bryant with this move joins the likes of michael jordan becoming the fifth player in nba history to score 30,000 career points. he becomes the youngest to reach that milestone. >> yeah, man, kobe can still do it. >> he's always had those comparisons to michael jordan. now he's getting closer and closer. >> three or four